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11. You give up on something because it requires you to make a phone call.

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7. School Dances

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It’s true, no one really even cares what you’re doing. You have no value.

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It could be that our hair never looks just right or that one boob is bigger than the other or that we can’t pronounce certain words the way we know they should be pronounced — whatever it is, no one quite gets why you can’t face your complex like a normal person and not a paranoid, neurotic freak.

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There have been accusations of being like a robot, excessively inhibited, too under control. And despite the fact that you’re well-aware of (what you think is) the entire problem, as well as how it affects you, your relationships, and your Measure Of Success, you feel unable to do anything about it. You’re nervous this is what’s stopping you from being Truly Happy, but find yourself, in moments of truth, unable to ‘let go.’